Catherine McKinnell MP

Biography

Catherine McKinnell was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between 8 July 2024 and 6 September 2025.

She was elected as the Labour MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne North in May 2010.

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• Thousands of children with SEND to benefit from assistive tech
  • 27 June 2025
  • Press release
• Earlier support for speech and language for 20,000 children
  • 23 May 2025
  • Press release
• Improved PE and sport for more than 240,000 pupils with SEND
  • 15 May 2025
  • Press release
• Red tape slashed to get more teachers into classrooms
  • 09 May 2025
  • Press release
• Minister McKinnell speech at Schools and Academies Show 2024
  • 20 November 2024
  • Speech
• Music pilot launched to help break down barriers to opportunity
  • 13 September 2024
  • Press release
• Schools urged to capitalise on Paralympic success
  • 06 September 2024
  • Press release
• Young people across England ready for next phase of education
  • 22 August 2024
  • Press release

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